School: Faill Uí Chléirigh (roll number 16240)
- Location:
- Foilycleara, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Heachthigheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 342
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- The following was given by Mr Michael Carew about 70 years ago, a farmer Croughafoil.
Once upon a time there lived in Foilaclear a man named Thomas Ryan. He was coming from the village of Kilcommon late at night. When he was passing the quarry at Barna Dub he met a funeral. He stood by the side of ditch to let the funeral pass.
It was a very big funeral. He thought at first that it was a "live" funeral. It was a horse hearse. After a while he was surprised to see a lot of the people in the funeral that were dead long ago.
- Informant
- Mr Michael Carew
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Curraghafoil, Co. Limerick
